First lady Melania Trump sits on a couch surrounded by reporters as she participates in a meeting with President Trump, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Susan Walsh/AP. Updated 6:15 p.m. ET. There was a private lobbying force behind President Trump's change of heart on his controversial policy that resulted in thousands of family separations at the southern U.S. border: first lady Melania Trump. A White House official confirmed to NPR's Sarah McCammon that Mrs. Trump pressed her husband to act to keep undocumented immigrant families togethe

First lady Melania Trump reportedly has a much slimmer budget for employees than her predecessor, Michelle Obama. U.S. first lady Melania Trump reads the children's book "Party Animals" at the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts. U.S. First Lady Melania Trump greets school children as she tours the holiday decorations with reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. First lady Melania Trump visits American International School of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017.

“Melania did wear a veil to the Vatican!” “Melania changes outfits during flight!” Does it really matter? Of course. Because Mrs. Trump has been, up to now, a cipher cloistered in a gilded New York penthouse but is about to take her place in the East Wing (at least according to her team) as the United States’ official hostess. And because, as a representative of the country and the Trump administration on the world stage, this was her clearest statement yet about how she will manage that position.

Donald Trump's apartment atop Trump Tower has been called a "glitterball of rococo kitsch." So what will he bring to the White House in the way of taste and style? State of the art: How will Trump's taste change the White House? Donald Trump's apartment atop Trump Tower has been called a "glitterball of rococo kitsch." So what will he bring to the White House in the way of taste and style?

Melania Trump has not been a traditional first lady, which is fitting, since nothing about the Trump presidency can be described as traditional. One of her most unconventional moves thus far has been delaying her move to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in favor of staying in New York City while her 11-year-old son, Barron, finished the school year. But now, summer is upon us and the school year is ending, so Melania and Barron Trump are preparing to move to the White House. Here are some of the changes we can expect when the first lady joins her husband in Washington. Advertisement - Continue Reading

During Melania Trump’s stay at Trump Tower in the period between January 20 and June 10 of last year, she still received the same Secret Service security protection as any first lady — protection that reportedly cost taxpayers about $146,000 per day — a cost that would presumably now need to go back into effect if the rumor proves accurate and she actually. has moved out of the White House and back to Trump Tower — or even to some other location in New York. On Sunday, the same day that “Tea Pain” noted that Melania Trump now lists her location as New York City on her

1. Melania Trump hired a Ralph Lauren designer to change the White House’s private quarters. Melania had the place professionally designed. | The White House via Getty Images. Women’s Wear Daily reported early in 2017 that Melania Trump had hired interior designer Tham Kannalikham to redecorate the White House’s private quarters. Kannalikham, a Laotian-American designer, got her start at Ralph Lauren Home in New York. (That pedigree may have appealed to the first lady.)

Melania Trump, meanwhile, commemorated the anniversary by tweeting a single photo of herself on Inauguration Day on the arm of a Marine. Her husband was nowhere in sight, and she did not mention his name. By the time the Trumps leave the White House, Mrs. Trump may have done more to change our notions about this archaic position, which has no job description and no pay, and comes with impossible expectations, than most of her predecessors. Kate Andersen Brower is the author of "First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies."

Enjoy the best Melania Trump Quotes at BrainyQuote. Quotations by Melania Trump, American First Lady, Born April 26, 1970. Share with your friends. Find Melania Trump on: Wikipedia. Amazon. Melania Trump Quotes. American - First Lady Born: April 26, 1970. I cannot, or will not, take the freedoms this country offers for granted. But these freedoms have come with a price so many times. The sacrifices made by our veterans are reminders to us of this.

Melania Trump (born Melanija Knavs, Germanized to Melania Knauss; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian-American former model. She is the wife of American real estate magnate and President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. They married on January 22, 2005. In 2016, Trump was campaigning for her husband to become the next U.S. President when she became scrutinized when giving a speech that was allegedly similar to one that First Lady Michelle Obama gave at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Melania Trump (/məˈlɑːniə/; born Melanija Knavs; [mɛˈlaːnija ˈknaːu̯s], Germanised to Melania Knauss; born April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian-American former fashion model and, as wife of the 45th U.S. President Donald Trump, the current First Lady of the United States. Melanija Knavs was born in Novo Mesto, and grew up in Sevnica, in the Yugoslav republic of Slovenia. She worked as a fashion model through agencies in Milan and Paris, later moving to New York City in 1996. Her modeling career was